To:G. L. PYATAKOV

Written:Written between August 10 and 20, 1916Published:First published in 1964 inCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Ed., Vol. 49.

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      Moscow,Volume 43,

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DearComrade,

Youdemand for yourself very strange privileges in the Party. It is
unheard-of and, given any sort of Party attitude towards the matter,
unthinkable that contributors should dictate terms making the contribution
of articles contingent upon the editors inviting third persons, at the
choice of the contributor, or “guaranteeing” that the Editorial Board’s
reply (to an article it does not know of!) will be recognised by the
contributor as a “comradely” one and so on.

Inthe interests of the business, however, we consider it advisable, by
way of exception, to accede to your ultimatum, namely:

onPoint 1—we invite the comrade named by
				 you[1]or anybody else you may desire, who belongs to our Party;

onPoint 2—all contributors are always guaranteed publication of
their articles without alteration, if they so desire, or return of the
articles. Your wish here is not a privilege, but a gratuitous demand;

onPoint 3—all we can do is to send you the reply of the Editorial
Board (or of any other contributor) to your article and leave it to you to
decide whether you want both articles published or not.

WithSocial-Democratic greetings

[1]YevgeniaBosh.—Ed.